Read it Yourself with Ladybird Collection 50 Books Box Set Pack (Level 1, 2, 3, 4)

Product Information

In this classic fairy tale, a little old woman makes a gingerbread man - but then he runs away! Is there anyone who can catch the gingerbread man?

Mary’s happened at her daughter Jacquie’s house. She’d moved there after a few years living alone, then in assisted accommodation. Finally, at Jacquie’s, she fell on some hard slate tiles in the bathroom. Soon, she couldn’t get out of the bath, so Jacquie started bringing her into Easterlea once a week to wash. The days are different now, without him to fill them. There is the space next to her where he used to sit. She feels he’s with her, the way the dead can be present in everything but physical space. It was so sudden. He was here, right here, and then he wasn’t.

Retailers:

Now, she puts on a cheerful face, because that’s important. Just like her makeup: foundation, powder, eyeliner, mascara. Every day. You look nice and smile, because if you can convince others you’re all right then you’re halfway to convincing yourself. Early on, she set the terms. If he was working, she was working. She would do any job she could fit around their children, two little girls. Bits of nannying, a stint in a nursery school, caring for a woman with multiple sclerosis whose children used to climb out of their windows at night. Value: Curiosity and learning Family and friendship Following advice Health Helping others Initiative Kindness Sharing Taking part Teamwork Trust and honesty Understanding others Understanding our world Working hard

Grammar Skill: Adjectives Adverbs Conjunctions Past continuous Past tense Phonics Prepositions Present simple Present tense Pronouns Questions Questions and answers Simple past They knew it was bad. He couldn’t move. Carol called 999 and after what felt like hours the paramedics arrived. Mary couldn’t help getting upset with them: she had no one else to blame. They seemed so slow. But he was a big man, hard to move. They got him on a trolley and took him out to the ambulance. They said she could follow on, so Mary called Jacquie and they drove to the hospital, the Queen Alexandra in Portsmouth, where they found him on a ward. Falls change everything. You don’t realise, when you’re young, what a fall can do. How much it can hurt, when you’re old. It’s not just your body but your mind. You start to think you can’t do things. You’re scared of moving about.It wasn’t that the home didn’t feel real. It was more like a parallel society, where life moved a little slower and with greater gentleness, according to established routines. A cup of tea in bed at six, a wash, breakfast, coffee in the lounge at 10, lunch at 12, a cup of tea at two, an afternoon activity, high tea at four, telly, another wash, a hot drink, bed. Old Brown has taken a book that belonged to Peter Rabbit's dad. What happens when the rabbits go to an island to look for the book

There are more than ninety titles in the Read it yourself series, ranging from classic fairy tales and traditional stories from around the world, to favourite children's brands such as Peppa Pig, Angry Birds and Peter Rabbit. A range of specially written first reference titles complete the series, with information books about favourite subjects that even the most reluctant readers will enjoy. Mary wanted to run faster. Her father told her to join an athletics club, and Mary wondered if she was brave enough to take the bus on her own. She was. They served hot Ribena at the club. It wasn’t long before she was running 100 metres, 400 metres, hurdles, then for the English schools’ national team. One time, she won a medal, a dull old thing: third place. That’s her version, anyway. Everyone will be old in their own way. And what does anyone really know about being old until they are old themselves? It’s just how we are with children: imagining they’re all the same, until their individuality insists upon itself. Without him, without the distraction and company of him, she depends on other things to enliven the daily repetition. Spillages, stumbles, visitors. Someone will come in to see their mum. Everyone stops by Mary’s chair to have a chat. She’s the hungriest for interaction. Sometimes, the staff will put someone in the chair next to her because they know she’ll talk to them. The days took on a new shape. Derek would sneak down to Mary’s room as early as he could. And yes, they were intimate. Not the whole way, but the desire was intense. You don’t stop feeling those things just because you’re old. Derek didn’t seem to mind her body’s various betrayals. She could give you a list:Peter Rabbit: Island Adventure is a Level 1 Read it yourself book, suitable for very early readers who are ready to take their first steps in reading. A small number of frequently repeated words, simple facts, clearly labelled images and captions reinforce key information. Includes contents, index and a picture glossary. Read more Details Now she knows it’s possible to get up from your chair, walk across the room and die right there in the doorway. So she can’t indulge that illusion any more.